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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALEXANDRE BARBIEB, OF LYON, FRANCE.

LOOM.

Application filed May 27, 1913.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ALEXANDRE BARBIER, a citizen of the French Republic, residing at Lyon, in France, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Looms, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in looms, and is for the object of increasing the capacity of the figuring mechanism by providing for more extended transverse displacements thereof, while simplifying the operating mechanism so as greater speed of the loom can be attained.

The annexed drawing illustrates the invention.

Figure 1 is a front view of the loom. Fig. 2 is a side view thereof.

The bar a of the figure mechanism is mounted as usual in front of the ordinary batten b on an oscillating frame 0, but contrar to previous mechanism of the kind, as for instance in the patent to Barbier et al., 750,015, January 19, 190 1, the frame 0 only moves forward and backward, the bar a being arranged to slide transversely on the frame in order to carry the shuttles to points where they are to operate. Consequently this movement not bein interfered with by the lower mechanism 0 the loom can have greater amplitudes of movement than hitherto which allows of executing spaced patterns up to 12 centimeters in width. The weight of the parts to be put in movement and the passive resistance being much less, the loom can be given a greater speed than hitherto.

The frame a carries the figurer by means of vertical sliding rods 1' provided with sprin r which maintain the figurer at the top 0 its stroke.

The transverse movement is given to the figurer by the jacquard by means of the cord d and the antagonistic spring 9 acting on a cylinder f provided with helical projections each corresponding with an adustable abutment e governed by the acquard.

The cylinder 7 is connected to the figurer by a cord h and a lever 719. When the figurer should be displaced one of the abutments 6 corresponding to the amount of displacement is raised against the cylinder, the cord at being drawn downward is relaxed, the spring 9 draws the cylinder against the Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 16, 1917.

Serial No, 770,115.

abutment where it stops having placed the figurer at the position it should occupy.

The figurer drawn to the right, Fig. 1, by the cord h is drawn to the left by a spring j attached to a fixed point of the frame 0 and to the lever is, connected to the figurer by a pin 2' extending between two plates fixed to one of the arms m m which can turn on their axes in order to tilt the figurer forward at an angle of 45 whereby the shuttles are brought forward which allows of easily changing them. By this movement the pin 1? is disengaged from its plates and the lever is drawn by the spring j by the release of the lever is, returns toward the left and as it carries the pulley n of the chain 0 which drives the shuttles, as will be hereinafter described, said chain relaxes which further facilitates the filling of the shuttles. The shuttles are operated by the usual rack and pinion drive, as indicated in Patent No. 624,039 to G. F. Hutchins, May 2, 1899, or as in the patent to Barbier et al., #750,015, January '19, 1904, or in any suitable manner to accomplish the foregoing and subsequent functions.

When the loom is in action for weaving the fabric ground, the frame 0 rests in front with the figurer supported against the breast-beam of the loom; when the figurer should enter into operation two catches u u hinged on the frame a and operated by the jacquard engage with the hooks p p immovably fixed to the batten which is then accompanied in its movements by the figurer as long as the jacquard maintains the catches u in engagement.

Two evers s articulated to the frame a and connected to the figurer by rods t are raised during their backward movement by a movable inclined lane '0 actuated by an eccentric device which displaces it at the return movement, providing for a quiet descent and a quick rise of the figurer for tensioning the wefts. The inclined planes thus cause the figurer to take a lunging movement while compressing t e springs r 1' whereby the shuttlecarrlers are introduced into the open shed-ofthe fabric. At this movement the shuttles ass from one carrier to the next by means 0 the following mechanism.

The principal shaft 1 of the loom which operates the batten b is provided outside the frame 16 with a toothed sector 2 which can gear with a wheel 3 mounted on a lever 4:, the engagement being effected at the required time by a cord 5 of the jacquard acting on a bell crank lever 6.

As long as the figurer is not in action, the sector 2 turns without engaging with the Wheel 3, but immediately it should operate the jacquard acts on the cord 5 which tilts the lever 6 which lifts the lever l carrying the Wheel 3 and brings it in engagement with the sector Thercupon at each rotation of the shaft 1 a semi-revolution of the wheel 3 will be effected, the said wheel being held between its rotations by a spring bolt 7. At each semirevolution of the Wheel 3 a rod 8 articulated thereon at 17 tilts a rocking arm 9 pivoted at 18 to the frame 16, first in one direction and then in the other, the other end of the arm 9 thereby imparting a reciprocating rotary movement to a toothed wheel 11 by means of a rack 10 pivoted to the arm 9 at 19.

On the same axle as the wheel 11 a grooved pulley 12 is keyed guiding a chain 0 which passes over the pulleys 13, 14, n and operates the pulley 15, governing the passage of the shuttle first in one direction and then in the other. The amplitude of the shuttle movement is regulatable by means of slots 20, 21 of the rocking arm 9 in which guide slots the pivots 19 and 22 of the members 10 and 8 can be adjusted.

If the figurer comprises several series or rows of shuttles, a similar movement will be arranged for each.

The chain or the chains 0 could be replaced by wires or cords, fixed at one point on the pulley 11.

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is 1. The combination with a loom; of a figurer bar, shuttles therefor, a pivoted frame extending transversely of the loom, vertically slidable members upon said frame, buffers for said sliding members, arms adapted to turn on their axes and upon which said figurer bar is mounted, means for connecting said frame to the batten of the loom to impart a rocking movement thereto, means for imparting horizontal movement to said figurer bar and means operated by the jacquard mechanism of the loom for varying the amplitudes of said horizontal movement.

2. The combination with a loom; of a figurer bar, shuttles therefor, a pivoted frame extending transversely of the loom, vertically slidable members upon said frame, buffers for said slidin members, arms adapted to turn on their axes and :upon which said figurer bar is mounted, means for connecting said frame to the batten of the 100m to impart a rocking movement thereto, means for imparting horizontal movement to said figurer bar, and means for imparting vertically reciprocating movement to said figuring mechanism.

3. The combination with a loom of figuring mechanism, shuttles therefor, a pivoted frame extending tral'isversely of the loom sunortin said mechanism means for im-' parting forward and backward rocking movement only to said frame, said frame being free from lateral movement, means for imparting horizontal movement of said figuring mechanism upon said frame, means for imparting a rising and falling movement to said figurlng mechanism, and means operated by the jacquard mechanism of the loom for varying the amplitudes of said horizontal movement, said figuring mechanism being turnable through an angle to facilitate changing of the shuttles during weaving of the fabric ground.

4. The combination with a loom of figuring mechanism, shuttles therefor, a pivoted frame extending transversely of the loom supporting said mechanism, means for imparting rocking movement to said frame, means for imparting horizontal movement to said figuring mechanism upon said frame, means for imparting a rising and falling movement to said figuring mechanism, means operated by the jacquard mechanism of the loom for varying the amplitudes of said horizontal movement, said figuring mechanism being turnable through an angle to facilitate changing of the shuttles during weaving of the fabric ground, and means operated by the jacquard mechanism of the loom to bring said figuring mechanism into operation.

5. The combination with a loom of a figurer bar, shuttles therefor, a pivoted frame extending transversely of the loom, verticall slidable members upon said frame, bu er springs for said sliding members, horizontal arms adapted to turn on their axes carried by said members and upon which said figurer bar is mounted, means governed by the jacquard mechanism for connecting said frame to the batten ofthe loom to impart a rocking movement thereto, means for imparting horizontal movement to said figurer bar, means operated by the jacquard mechanism of the loom for'varying the amplitudes of said horizontal movement, an inclined abutment, levers, rollers thereon adapted to roll on said abutment, rods connecting said levers to said horizontal arms, and means for imparting movement to said abutment to impart reciprocating rising and falling movements to said figurer 6. The combination with a urer bar, shuttles therefor, a pivoted frame extending transversely of the 1oom,'vertically slidable members upon said frame,

loom of a figbufi'er springs for said sliding members, horizontal arms adapted to turn on their axes carried by said members and upon which said figurer bar is mounted, means governed by the jacquard mechanism for connecting said frame to the batten of the loom to impart a rocking movement thereto, means for imparting horizontal movement to said figurer bar, means operated by the jacquard mechanism of the loom for vary ing the amplitudes of said horizontal movement, an inclined abutment, levers, rollers thereon adapted to roll on said abutment, rods connecting said levers to said horizontal arms, a toothed sector mounted on the loom shaft, a lever pivoted on the loom frame, a toothed wheel mounted on said lever, means operated by the jacquard mechanism of the loom to move said lever and bring said Wheel into engagement with said sector to intermittently rotate said Wheel, a spring governed bolt adapted to lock said wheel between its rotations, a rod pivoted to said wheel, a rocking arm mounted on the loom frame and to which the free end of said rod is connected, a rack connected to said rocking arm, the points of connection of said rod and said rack on said rocking arm being adjustable, a toothed Wheel engaging with said rack, pulley and cord mechanism operatively connecting said last mentioned toothed Wheel with the shuttle.

In Witness whereof I have signed this specification in the presence of two witnesses.

ALEXANDRE BARRIER.

Witnesses:

GASTON JEANNIAUX, MARIN VAGIION.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. 0. 

